President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the increase of on-site government workers to ensure the continued delivery of public services in the country. Memorandum Circular No. 93, signed by Duterte on Friday, mandates at least a 40 percent on-site workforce capacity in areas under Alert Level 4, 60 percent on-site workforce capacity in areas under Alert Level 3, and 80 percent on-site workforce capacity in areas under Alert Level 2. Under Alert Level 5, a skeleton workforce under alternative work arrangements will be adopted as approved by the head of agency unless a greater on-site capacity is required in agencies providing
A party-list lawmaker on Monday said local government units (LGUs) with online vaccination registration should no longer require old registrants to sign-up and schedule their booster shots. BHW Party-list Representative Angelica Natasha Co said the database should have the information of those who have already received their primary doses. Co said LGUs should either allow all those previously registered to walk in at the vaccination centers or provide separate lanes for walk-ins and newly-registered. “Bakit kailangan pang mag-register ulit online para sa booster shots ang mga nakatapos na ng primary doses? ‘Di ba nakasaad naman sa database kung sino-sino ang
Another 12,133 Omicron cases have been recorded in Britain, the biggest daily increase since the COVID-19 variant was detected in the country, taking the total Omicron cases found in the country to 37,101, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said Sunday. Meanwhile, Britain reported 82,886 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 11,361,387, according to official figures released Sunday. The number of confirmed cases is down again on Saturday’s figure of 90,418. However, figures are generally lower over the weekend. On Friday, Britain reported a record high of 93,045
A 12-year-old boy was killed while a teenager was wounded in an explosion Monday in a coastal barangay, this city. Lieutenant Mary Agnes Miro, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) information officer, said initial report showed the incident happened shortly after 2 p.m. Monday in Barangay Rio Hondo. Miro said the 12-year-old boy, a certain Erickson, died on the spot, while his teenage companion, a certain Jovan, was wounded and rushed to the hospital. Another companion, also a child, was unscathed. Nuraina Lawisan, barangay treasurer of Rio Hondo, told reporters they rushed to the shore after they heard a loud explosion
A total of 160 recruits on Monday started their 16-week basic military training at the 1st Division Training School (1DTS) at Camp Sang-an in Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur. The trainees, who belong to the Candidate Soldier Course Class 703-2021, consisted of 22 females and 138 males. Col. Rey Alemania, 2nd Mechanized Brigade commander, was the keynote speaker during the opening rites. Alemania reminded the trainees that their entry to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) requires their willingness to transition to a regimented military life. “You have surrendered your rights, you have given up your personal choices, and today
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will start the massive cleanup of the Calumpit River in Bulacan this month. The move aims to lessen flooding in low-lying areas in Bulacan and to fast-track the rehabilitation of Manila Bay areas in Central Luzon. The more than 8-kilometer stretch Calumpit River is a tributary of the larger Pampanga River, and the town itself serves as a natural catch basin for flood waters coming from Nueva Ecija and Pampanga. The first phase of the cleanup project will transpire in the 1.5-kilometer stretch of the Calumpit River that covers barangays of Sapang
